Patient wife "which hospital are ya'll taking him to"
Me "Regional hospital is the closest hospital
NP "He going to the Baptist Hospital" 30 min further and on diversion
I always recommend the closest hospital unless I think the patient needs specialty care that is not at that hospital or the patient has a Hx at a different hospital like recent admission or surgery.
Clinics always recommend the same hospital under any circumstance because their DR has privelages at that hospital
Me "Regional hospital is the closest hospital
NP "He going to the Baptist Hospital" 30 min further and on diversion
I always recommend the closest hospital unless I think the patient needs specialty care that is not at that hospital or the patient has a Hx at a different hospital like recent admission or surgery.
Clinics always recommend the same hospital under any circumstance because their DR has privelages at that hospital